Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and co-sponsor Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., are pushing to bring the Protect College Sports Act to a vote before Aug. 7, the last day the Senate meets before going on break.

Howard University has reinstated dozens of the more than 500 incoming first-year students it unenrolled last week over missed tuition and financial-aid deadlines, leaving hundreds still without a place in the class weeks before the fall semester begins.

Lawmakers are challenging the administration's plan to move student aid operations to the Treasury Department, arguing the change could create legal and operational problems. The administration says the shift would strengthen oversight of the federal student loan portfolio.

Scammers using stolen identities pose as "ghost students," enroll online at community colleges, and collect Pell grants and loans before disappearing. Investigators say they have 200+ open cases and have tied more than $350 million in fraud to the schemes.

A federal judge warned the Trump administration against changing the immigration status of students and academics who sued over alleged retaliation for pro-Palestinian speech. The ruling came after internal documents suggested the arrests were tied to protected campus activism.

According to Neeli Bendapudi, the president of Penn State University, it is "important" that the federal government "continue that tradition of investing in our higher education system because it's a huge competitive advantage."

Elite colleges are enrolling record numbers of low-income students by widening recruitment and boosting aid. The shift is drawing scrutiny from the Trump administration, which questions whether targeting needier students is legal.

Tribal college leaders say a recent federal funding boost doesn't ease fears about long-term U.S. financial commitments amid broader cuts. They worry ongoing instability threatens programs that sustain Native languages, culture and sovereignty.